AUSTRALIA
Daily Telegraph
Petrina Berry
AAP
August 14, 2012
THE Catholic Church in Brisbane says it supports an inquiry’s suggestion that religious authorities should be required by law to report suspected child abuse.
The Queensland Child Protection Commission of Inquiry has raised extending mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse to include priests, churches and other religious organisations.
Teachers, police, nurses, doctors and child safety offices are already required by law to report suspected child abuse and neglect.
Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge issued a statement on Tuesday saying he supports mandatory reporting.
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